Calling Papa-Charlie

On a day trip to the Scottish Museum of Flight in East Lothian in 2013 the author stumbled across a small yellow exhibit in hangar number two. More

On a day trip to the Scottish Museum of Flight in East Lothian in 2013 the author stumbled across a small yellow exhibit in hangar number two. A plaque explained that this plane had been built by a local man in his house in Airdrie, using a number of parts sourced from the scrapheap. Intrigued by this, Andy Frazier managed to make contact with the family to research the story behind the plane.Calling Papa-Charlie tells the remarkable story of one man's dream to build a plane and fly it, inspired by the planes he watched as a boy in World War Two. Persevering long after most would have given up, living in a council house and with a family to support, John Sharp actually built a perfect plane with his own hands. This enjoyable and satisfying book will bring pleasure to anyone with an interest in the triumph of the human spirit.

Andy Frazier started life as a farmer before evolving through careers as a professional cattle hairdresser, computer programmer and business analyst before eventually settling down as an author in rural France, where he lives with his wife, two dogs, twelve sheep and some baffling DIY tools.